Scratch

From Hustle to Business

The Goal

Empower young entrepreneurs to launch and grow their first businesses through a safe, guided platform that builds confidence, creativity, and real-world skills.

The Challenge

Scratch set out to help teenagers transform small side hustles like photography, dog walking, or lawn care into legitimate, thriving businesses. To bring that vision to life, they needed a brand that appealed to both teens and parents, a product that balanced independence with safety, and a website that made starting a business feel exciting instead of intimidating. Little Taller partnered with Scratch to create a platform that inspires, educates, and protects the next generation of entrepreneurs.

Key Outcomes

  • Designed and launched a brand + website that empowers teen entrepreneurs
  • Built safe workflows that balance teen independence with parent oversight
  • Delivered a custom dashboard with business-building resources
  • Helped Scratch create a scalable, youth-friendly product ready for launch

The Results

Website Homepage

Inspiring, step-by-step startup guide

Start with Scratch Workflow

Business setup for teens + parent connection

Guardian Oversight

Verification tools for safety and trust

Teen Dashboard

Profile customization, service listing, and resource hub

Our Approach

We prepared Scratch for launch with brand design, product development, and web design focused on usability, safety, and inspiration.

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Brand & Website Design

  • Built a sleek, creative brand identity for a youth audience
  • Designed an eye-catching, user-friendly website to guide entrepreneurs step by step
  • Crafted messaging that was both aspirational for teens and reassuring for parents

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Product Development: “Start with Scratch”

  • Created a workflow that lets users set business foundations like colors, landing page, and parent/guardian connections
  • Developed a teen dashboard with tools to:
    • Customize business profiles and branding
    • List services and set availability
    • Access resources like accounting tools, scheduling, and mentorship

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Parental Oversight & Safety

  • Required guardian verification for users under 18
  • Enabled parents to approve client identities, job types, and work environments
  • Built safety into the core product to earn parent trust

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Resource Integration

  • Added access to accounting, scheduling, and mentor support
  • Designed features to help scale teen businesses from small hustles to professional services

Tools & Platforms

  • Figma
  • WordPress
  • Laravel API
  • Vue.js frontend
  • Stripe

Little Taller Services

  • Brand Identity & Visual Design
  • Website Design & Development
  • Product Development & UX Strategy
  • Safety-First Workflow Design

Big ideas don’t need to wait until adulthood.

We design brands and platforms that help the next generation of entrepreneurs grow safely and confidently.

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